Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Acton, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.109158-35.279102
• Altitude 588.5m
• Maps ANBG
• Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 7 Oct 2025 12:07 PM Recorded on
• TimL Recorded by

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  TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Iridomyrmex purpureus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects

Additional information

• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• True Insect on a flower

Species information

• Iridomyrmex purpureus Scientific name
• Meat Ant Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 963.87m Recorded at altitude
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